Chronically in love

Chapter Four (Arthur)

I pace back and forth, back and forth anxiously. Today is the day my mate is coming to the castle. I still get a thrill when I say that. My mate, MY mate, my MATE, MY MATE. My Gamma is smiling happily and looking as if he might jump out of his skin from excitement, he can't wait to meet his Luna and future best friend. 

I however am very worried, I don't think she knows that I am the King and I am worried as to what her reaction might be. All the wolves of the world have been incredibly happy since they learned their Luna Queen had been found. They hoped soon there might be an heir to the throne. I hoped she wouldn't run away when she learned who I was.

I had searched as much as I could about my mate. I read about her medical conditions, what happened to her family, about her job, and I prepared accordingly. A new kitchen was ordered to be made and new baking utensils were bought, a human chef that has knowledge of celiac was brought in to make five star worthy meals for the Luna. My mate deserves and would only get, the best.

Every wolf was asked not to tell her that she is my mate, to let her settle in and get more comfortable with werewolves , they were also educated about their Luna Queen's medical condition, however, I suppose hearing about it and seeing it in real life are two completely different things. My Mate and the vampire have walked into our throne room and every wolf was gawking at her wrapped knees.

I growl over the mind link, "Pull yourselves together." They all blink and look away awkwardly. My mate's beautiful smell infiltrates my nose and I take deep breaths to smell as much of it as I can. Julian stops talking to me and stares at his Luna, wonder, and joy are on his face and he clearly wants to run over and hug her. I try to decide whether I should keep my face clear or smile or perhaps frown and the resulting expression has Daniel mind linking me "You look like you are constipated, I am sure if you need to use the bathroom, your mate would not think less of you. Just say the word and I can say you have been called away on important business."

I roll my eyes at him, my mate is now staring admiringly at the throne that is meant to be hers, one day she will sit in it and rule by my side. The Queen's throne is always larger, more impressive, and higher than the King's. It is to show that though the Alpha King rules the werewolf world, the Luna Queen rules him. Thus, the Queen is effectively in charge. 

My mate is staring at me, horror in her eyes as she recognizes my face, and I take in her features again, trying to commit the Goddess that is my mate to my mind permanently. Now that I know what her condition is it is easy to see how it affects her, she is leaning against Nalia slightly, her legs shaking, her knees look rather swollen through the wrappings. Daniel walks to stand by my throne and I decide I should probably get the welcome speech over with. 

"Greetings and welcome to my home, I hope you are happy here, ambassador for the vampires and..." I pause here trying to find words to describe her, Luna Queen, Goddess, Light of my Life, all come to mind but instead my stupid, dumb, unthinking, mouth says "Human," in a slightly disgusted tone. I hear Daniel groan lightly beside my throne and I mentally faceplant. Instead of her name I called her 'Human', 'Human' as if she is nothing but an annoying bug, 'Human' kill me now, goddess of the moon, please.

Her eyes go even angrier and I decide to wrap this up before there are casualties, like my death. "This is my Gamma Julian, and my Beta, Daniel. I hope you enjoy your stay." The second I am done speaking Julian runs over to her, introducing himself she smiles softly at him and jealousy burns my heart. I want her to smile at me, I want her to look at me without fear.

Nalia asks him to show them to their rooms and off they go. Originally I wanted her in the Queen suite right by mine but Julian talked me out of it, saying that many staircases would be horrible on her knees. I agreed, now I am sleeping in the room next to hers, at least until I get an elevator installed, the engineers are working on it as we speak.

Several wolves come up to me and congratulate me, I go back to my office and work until dinner time. 

At dinner only my most trusted wolves dine with me. Bella, a wolf pup is an exception because I adore her sweet childness and her mother is one of my advisors. I can hear my beautiful mate's teasing voice "No, Julian you are absolutely stupid if you think butterfly is better than breaststroke. I mean-" when she enters the room she spots me and her smile drops immediately, her eyes shutter and she pulls back into herself. I try not to let it hurt. Patience, Arthur, it will take time, you know this. 

Instead I worry over the fact that she is using a wheelchair, does she use one often? Is she okay? Shouldn't she be in bed? I send these questions to Nalia over mindlink and she blocks me out.  Thats fine, its okay, I am definitely not panicking or anything. When she is officially mine I will carry her everywhere so she never hurts her joints. My wolf and I are satisfied with that plan, and we calm down a bit at the image of Zoe in our arms, clutched to our chest.

Dinner is wonderful, her Luna energy fills the room and relaxes each of us, making us feel safe, at home, loved, happy. So many emotions that is fills my heart. The wolf that serves Zoe dinner mindlinks me ecstatically "She thanked me and she is so kind and she is the perfect Luna! Perfect I tell you."

How she figured that out from a thirty second conversation with my mate, I will not know, but I am painfully happy over the fact that the pack has fallen in love with my Luna already. When she gives Bella a ride on her wheelchair that is when I know she is an angel. Julian is so happy as well, at the fact that his Luna has befriended him so quickly, that she smiled at him, that she joked with him, that she flicked him, everything is a moment of joy for him. She could probably stab him and he would be thrilled.

His soul feels complete, his wolf is settled because his Luna is near and she is safe. When dinner is over and she goes to her room, I sit outside her door until she falls asleep, listening to her breath, smelling her scent through the crack at the base. Tomorrow I shall begin my first attempt to woo her. As for now I pull the blankets off of my bed and sleep against the wall that is connected to her room so I can be as close as possible. I love my mate, she is perfect and I pray to the goddess that she decides I am enough for her. I pray she decides to give me a chance. I pray that one day she might love me a fraction of the amount I love her already.